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VOL. XXXI. NO. 209.
CHATTAOUGA, TENN:. MOXDAY EVELINAJUNE 80, 1919.
THREE CENTS.'
THE
OHATTAN0QGA
WILSON BEGINS
;' . .
HOMEWARD TRIP
hief : Executive of Nation
,,' j'Rocked in Cradle of
' ; - ' th& Deep." '
rlESTS FOR FINAL EFFORT
In, Interest of Ratification of
; ' League' of Nations Will .
Reach Port Monday.
(By John Edwin Nevln, Rnroutft, to
the United State with President
' ' .',. Wilson.) ;
On Board the VV 8. 8. George
Washington, June 80. (By Wireless
to I. N,, S.fcPresldent Wilson, who
sailed from Brest yesterday afternoon
is very tired as a result of his long
and arduous peace labors but is highly
pleased with the results of hli work
In Parl. He plans to devote the
greater portion of the , homeward
voyage to resting.
Is The president is preparing to ad
dress congress reviewing what has
taken place since the peace discus
sions opened.
Numerous messages of congratu
S, latfon ' continued to pour in upon the
president this morning. ' He devoted
i considerable time to answering the
I xordlal felicitations from the rulers
f'of . varihus European countries and
otherir nonages who had wished him
GowspeVl. ' i . : A '
. It ,1s expected that the ' president
will reach iNew fYork harbor, next
Monday, mailing , the voyage from
Brest In eight days. According to
present plans he will land at Hoboken
and Immediately board a special train
for Washington. He will address a
joint session of congress upon his.ar
rlval there. . ' - a '. . -:'.,
Dr.;ir' TnnuJ '
1 i
.,,. .-.-.. ""
criminal .terms so that1 they can be
cciipared and In order that the cotv
reetneas cannot be questioned.
I ? Secretary Lansing 'has , been dl
I reoted .to handle the.. American sidtf
of the negotiations and' he 'will keep
I the president posted upon all 4evclop-
ments. It is generally uxpocted- that
if a way out of tbe difficulty will Anally
3 be evolved. However, It ts stated as
J positive fact that the Unite States
: will not accept the pact of London
as a basis of settlement in any man
ner whatsoever.
(The pact of : London was drawn -j
I up among Great Britain, Trance and
I Italy,, by which "territorial ' conces-.
1 slons were promised to Italy in the
event she entered the war on the side
of the entente. , The United States
was-never a party to this agreement.)
I It Is already regarded as certain
. that .the president will denounce ef-
i forts to nullify, the treaty through the
passage of resolutions similar to that
' of' "Senataor ' Fall's. Such action j
would be oractried a."Klirr tire
side ' of Germany. However, it Is
likely that a great portion of the op-
'position will disappear when' an or
; the faets have been presented to the
American congress and the- American
' public. .' ,: ". '
In addition to belhg a presidential
J ship, the George Washington might
i be termed a "bridal boat," as she is
I carrying seven French war brides to
I the United States. These young
I women married American, soldiers
I Just before sailing.
I . That a new era In the world's his
i tory will be ushered in by the peace
I treaty as signed Is Indicated by the
I tenor of the messages of congrat
I ulation sent to President Wilson by
I foreign rulers and by the replies,
f Jn- reply to the cordial felicitations
of King George of England, tne pres
ident sent the following radiogram:
"It gives me deep pleasure to ex
press to you my conviction of the
truth of your generous message con
cerning the great, ends which have
been attained by the present peace
and the new ties which have been
created between your own great peo-
pie and ours. We are on tne eve ot
J realizing, more than we could at any
I other time, the objects of the Treat
War. The free peoples of the world,
i United to defeat the enemies of lib
? crty and Justice, haje now, through
I 'their representatives, , wrought out
I a plan by which they remain united
f in a free partnership of intimate
i counsel to promote the cause of Jus
Atlce and of freedom through the be
Ijbeftcent processes of peace und the
icords of liberty policy.
'fvts within the choice of thougnt
l 'en 0f every nation to enrich
-ice by their Counsel. I am
X echo- your gt'eetinns at this
Vt time of renewed vision
' Lt hope."
SXlait of Felicitation.
pt messaga from Em-.
, ; ." of Japan was re-
(,t
: y ' v-'vM;tfelt pleasure to
' i vnd the great
-where devES. rffi:
vmMAiMf- which you ai.U
I VanCinffto. achieve final
. waiv.ie
.iest felici-
y j rnijiceni irimniJii,
i if -oeneve me lorerunner
I H era in the world's
ip,i alti tnat has gone
general diffusion of
ecuiit'."
nt Replies.
y,reltent Wilson said:
Atv'a mesmaee of felic
itation fs received with the great
est gratification. It has been a priv
II eg to co-operate with 'the very
representatlvesi of Japan in de
i vloping the terms of peace, which
inevitably Involved the interests of
the whole world. I bellwve with your
majesty that the - results achieved
forecast" a . new era In the world's
Ji'story, because they gave promise
f of peace with Justice. May I express
my best wishes for the security and
hiippiness of your people?"
King Alfonso of Spain sent the
following message:
"On account of the signing of the
peace in which you have, in con
- junction, with your country, taken
such a preponderant part, I am
pleased to send you my most sincere
congratulations, and ask. you to ac
cept my very best wishes and hose
of Spain for the happiness and
prosperity of the United States of
1 America in the era Just comencing.
Wishing you. Madame Wilson and
Miss Wilson a good Journey."
I'resldent Wilson's acknawlcdge-
"i RreaUy appreciate your mes
wee. i rejoice with you over the
mining of peace and look forward
with qual confidence to a new day
, in which it will be possible to give
!ace a new significance for the na
ioii by common, counsels of amity
id ro-operation. And I am sure
hut I am expressing the feelings of
he pecptw -of the United States In
hing for the fruits of a better
HV." ' ' - -
I The copy of the treaty which PfesL J Proved that .the Pjrlt'othi fleet is
f dent Wilson is taking with him con-! " deau. This last act was true to
tains nothing especial. Printed J J d"wa
I ..5KfJJf2L5?k J!frTK? K'wV am convinced it wVa not or-
1 TYIfV
, PUBLICLY EXECUTED
London, June 30. Monitors
bombarded .the soviet head--,
quarters In Budapest Sunday,'
said a Geneva dispatch to tha
Central News. Gallows were
erected In the public parks and
. leaders or the--revolt against
, the soviet ' government were
publicly, executed. .;.-.:'..' '.
GLAD OF SINKING
GERMAN FLEET
Former Commander-in-Chief
Rejoices at Sailors' Show
; ' of Spirit. . .!
STAIN NOW WIPED OUT
Old Sea-Dog Philosophises on
Recent Events, Disclosing:
Some Novel Ideas, '
j " (By Cecil Brown.)
Weimar, June 29. (By Telegraph
to New York World, Copyrighted.)
"I rejoice over the sinking of the
German fleet In Scapa Flow," is the
statement made to me by Admiral
Scheer, - formerly comander-in-chlef
of the German high seas fleet.
"I am very happy for two reasons.
The first is that the fleet was pre
vented from falling permanently into
the hands of the British,- It would
have been painful for our good ships,
after sailing the seas for years, to
eome under enemy flags. This hu
miliating and painful sight is now
spared us by the brave deeds in
Ccapa Flow. Tne second reason i
rejoice is that the stain of surrender
has been wiped from the escutcheon
of the German ueet." ,
I - "The sinking- of the shlDS has
: h rA nn Innnlred from Berlin. It
was never our Intention to send the
high seas fleet out to its certain de
struction. 'At the beginning of the
outbreak of the November revolt -we
were on the eve of undertaking a
naval operation from - which we
promised ourselves . the utmost suc
cess. This operation, after nearly
two years.- at last' had been - made
possible by the discontinuance our
submarine warfare -during the nego
tiations leading up to the armistice."
Vb' Lacked Flank Proteeiion.
"For nearly two year we had been
unable .to undertake an operation on
a large .scale with' the high seas fleet.
This, flrst, because the fleet was es
sential, to protect .he base of subma
rine warfare; second, because, while
our submarine warfare was -carried
on, we' lacked all strategic flank pro
tection, for a long distance naval op
eration. Our fleet attack could pro
ceed only from the narrow wet tri
angle, behind Helgoland, ana io mis.
1 ..... n AP. alVBVI .fnPflAd t Pi
"aneetg&any- foniHntneT
British -coast left both our flanks
exposed." ', ":' ',, ,- ,, . ,
"The battle bf Jutland proved we
were not afraid of encountering the
British grand fleet on a fair . field.
But even If we had succeeded in
drawing out the British grand fleet
and beating it, we always had to
figure on the danger of being cut oft
n ai n ir hAimn hoa ii on rtfl rtlRt -
ier now victorious we weic, who ui,
our ships would Inevitably bring
home holes in- their bodies. In an
operation against the British coast
our strategic left flank was always
exposed to the attack of British na
val forces coming from the channel
and our right flank to attack from
the north. With the suspension of
our submarine warfare this unfavor
able strategic situation was suddenly
changed. We now had plenty of
submarines to use for the flank pro
tection of our high seas fleet in any
possible operations. With our hands
thus freed, we decided at the begin
ning of November that our fleet
should and could strike a hard, per
haps a decisive, blow. We decided
that while our armlos were stub
bornly and heroically resisting In the
west our fleet should not remain Idle.
Offered Chance of Success.
"In our plan offered every chance
of success. It was not one to send
the high sens fleet to its death, but
to attack the coast of England in the
direction of the mouth of? the Thames,
employing our submarines as flank
protection to guard our left flank and
also our rear. By this plan we hoped
to draw the British grand fleet out.
of Its Scottish lair and down toward
the month of the Thames to give us
battle, in which case the grand fleet
would have run Into ' our flanking
submarines.
"Our plen was earefully worked
out and offered the certainty of suc
cess if the grand fleet came out. The
one chance of failure, we figured, was
that the British fleet might not be
coaxed out by our channel attack.
This plan, naturally, could not be
disclosed to the men of our fleet.
From the preparations for this oper
ation they got the fatal idea Into
their propaganda-turned heads that
the fleet wns about to be sent out to
Its death. They argued: 'Why should
we die on the verge of peace and
with negotiations for an armistice
going on?' In this misguided frame
of mind rhey mutinied and started
the revolution which they have since
eome to regret bitterly.
"I am-convinced that not an officer
or man would have been willing to
take the ships over to Scapa Flow If
they had known how the peace would
ultimately e Imposed."
Admiral Scheer has little faith In
the league of nations. He said: "I
cannot quite believe In the league of
nations. It is unnatural and abso
lutely contrary to human nature and
human Instinct"." He advanced the
hovel argument that if the principles
of the league of nations were not
abnormal, nature long ago would
have organized the nnlmnls Into
some sort of a league.. He expressed
the belief that the submarine as a
weapon has a future and will never
he discarded.
His Remarkable Ideas.
Of , the terms of peace, Admiral
Scheer expressed the novel Idea. "If
the kaiser and the German military
leaders renlly are placed before a
court of the allies, history will re
gard It as a greater disgrace to the
allies than to Germany, which sur
rendered her lenders."
The admiral made the remnrkable
statement to me that Great Britain
could have ended the war quickly in
its early stages by a bold naval of
fensive In the spirit of Nelson. Ger
many's returned admiral was dressed
in a navy blue mufti and wore a
double-breasted reefer. He Is modest
of hearing, free from vindictive bit
terness toward anybody, and dis
cussed the recent history with calm
old sea dog philosophy. "I have faith
in America's Justice," was his laconic
and only comment about the future.
FRENCH AND U. S.
MARINES IN RIOT
Two Civilians Killed," Five
Americans Severely Injured.
- Two Will Die.
YANK INSULTED TRI-COLOR
Prunlten Naval Officer Who
Tore Down Flag, Started
Brawl at Brest.
Brest, JuneV ao.- ''P.) Two
French civilians were.f1 ed and Ave
American soldiers a . allorr were
Injured severely, an ." re than 100
wounded In riots hej- it night Two
of the American sol . iare expected
to die. . The casual! " Occurred as a
result of the exchf 3i" of shots be
tween American nrryand naval,
police and French; i' ors.. - ; "
The trouble bj j' ! according to
available account- , 'hen an Amer
ican naval offlceo j a is said to have
been drinking lij V. tore down a
French flag u.ndTJl'amped on It. A
crowd of Frenchmen1 attacked the of
ficer and. It is said, kicked and beat
him until he was unconscious.
Americans who passed by, and who
were not aware of the cause of the
fight, went to the aid o.f the naval of
ficer. The light then became general.
A mob of French civilians and sol
diers and sailors attempted to ush
the hotel Moderne, where American
officers were quartered. They burned
a-sentry box and threw stones at
Americans In uniform wherever they
found them. Tbe Americans, It Is
said, retaliated
' A company of marines "with fixed
bayonets was hurried to the scenej
and the Americans soon restored or
der. Admiral Henry Salaun, the
French naval commander at Brest,
ordered the marines to return to their
barracks. As the marines marched
backvto their quarters, it is declared,
they were pursued by a mob throw
ing stones and bricks. , ,
- The city Is quiet today. .
American military police, called out
to restore trdef, fired their revolvers
Into the alr ln an effort to intimidate
the mob, but with little success.
At the height of the trouble a crowd
armed with missiles marched through
the streets and attempted to stone
Americans. - '
Later in the' night another mob
hunted through hotels and private
houses, declaring they were search
ing or Amorlcans. -
T"
U. S. CAPTAIN KILLED .
... . ?-1 i ,, -.
Chlcagoan In Airplane Accldsnt at
t ', Coblenx.
' Coblenz, June 30. (A. P.) Capt.
Welter Schultz, of Chicago, Ml., a
fnember of the 138th aero tauad
,ron, was killed Saturday evening
When an airplane In which he was
distributing n extra edition of ..
Amaroc Newt, the soldier's (jallv
newspaper,' announcing the 0taH
of the signing of the- treaty of
uartfrl ot th Tlr,t dvlori-, , .
' WM. COPP'S HEARING
Frank Porter Burled Sunday at Rock
Springs.
The committal hearing of William
Copp, sged 18 years, -who Is-charged
with' killing Frank Porter, aged 3. at
Fort Oglethorpe Friday afternoon, la
expected to take place at LaFayette,
early this week. Gen. M. N,
xv,(i,r t nhitnnn n-m
sent the accused youth. Copp Is well
and favorably known and bears a
slendid reputation. .
FuneFal services over the body of
Torter were held at Rock Springs Sun
day morning at 11. A large crowd was
in attendance. The deceased resided
near Chickamauga. He was well known
in that section. Surviving him are his
wife, his mother, two sisters and two
brothers.
RELAXATION IN PARIS
Period of Tenseness Culminated Sat
urday. Paris, June 80. There was com
plete relaxation In peace conference
circles and in Paris generally today
after the period of tenseness which
culminated with the acceptance by
Germany of the peace terms and the
final signing of the treaty at Satur
day's memorable ceremony In the
Versailles palace. Secretary Lansing
this morning had a conference with
the American officials who remained
here after the departure of President
Wilson. Later In the day he planned
to meet Arthur J. Balfour, the Brit
ish foreign secretary, and representa
tives of the other powers to formu
late plans for carrying on the work
remaining to be accomplished by the
conference.
The calling of a meeting of the
council of ten, which now is the su
preme body of the conference, will
depend upon the completion of the
program for the future proceedings
now being framed by the principal
powers.
FIFTEEN Mlfa TRAPPED
McAleatcr, Okla., June 30. Fifteen
miners were entombed and possibly
killed by an explosion in the mine of
the Rock Island Coal Mine company
at Alderson, near here, today. Two
hundred men were In the mine at the
time, but as the explosion's main
force was In diggings three-quarters
of a mile away from the main works,
It is believed most of them are safe.
Rescue parties will enter the mine as
quickly as machinery can be repaired
by the men working at the bottom
of the mine. i
LEAVE FOR GERMANY
Haniel Von Haimhausen and Twenty-eight
Envoys Leave Versailles.
Versailles,. June 30. Dr. Haniel
von Haimhausen and twenty-eight
members of the German delegation
left for Germany this morning on
special trains.
The departure of the German party
today leaves a staff of nineteen Ger
mans, In charge of Baron Von Lers
ner, to wind up affairs in connection
with the peace negotiations.
f
I WAHTIME PROHIBITION
I IN FORCE IN PHILIPPINES
I Wartime prohibition became
I effective in the Philippine
I Islands at 11 o'clock, eastern
I time, today. At that hour It
I was midnight of June 30 in
I Manila.
I The last persons who may
I legally buy liquor on American
I soli will be residents of Hono-
I lulu. Owing to the difference
I in time, Honolulans mny le-
I gaily buy drinks five and one-
I half hours after the lid has
I gone on In the eastern part of
I the I'nlted States.
I Residents of the' Pacific
I coast may drink three hours
I longer than easterners.
TAG CUSTOMERS AND
ADMIT THEIR DEFEAT
Chicago, June JO. Chlcagoans
' who celebrate or mourn not
-wisely, but too well, the- pass
, Ing of John Barleycorn need
have no fear of failing to arrive
home safely. Bartenders in sa
loons here -today are tagging'
their customers with, the following:-'
: "Name. . . ....... ....... .'
, "Residence.................. .
" "Favorite taxlcab. ..
"Deliver at... ..o'clock."
' ' ' ' Give Up Fight.
Chicago, June SO. The Chi
cago Bhewers' association gave
up Its fight for 2 1-4 per cent,
beer today when, after a meet
ing here, announcement was
. issued, that members of the as
sociation will not manufacture,
sell or deliver beer containing
more than one-half of 1 per
cent; alcohol "until, the conclu
sion of the present war."
AST STAND OF
KING ALCOHOL
Battered and Bruised, John
Barleycorn Will Not Give
Up Without Struggle.
PLANS WET CELEBRATION
Then Just Think of the "horn
ing After'! and That Last
Dark Brown Taste.
. Washington, June , 10. That J.
Barleycorn, battered and bruised, will
not give up 'the ghost without ' a
struggle was evident from the situa-'
tlon on the eve of wartime prohibi
tion becoming effective. With no en
forcement code yet having been en
acted, and with, the president hav
ing plainly Indicate he wold set
aside the wartime 'ban had he the
authority. Just how "dry" the coun
try will be tomorrow could be made
only a matter for conjecture today.
The enforcement code reported out
by the house Judiciary committee
cannot be passed within two weeks,
it was believed, and will be enacted
only after what promises to be . a
bitter fight. Some of the provisions
of the act are regarded by the "wets"
as too drastic and these will be op
posed on the floor. On the other
hand "dry" members let it be known
they favored a measure even more
rigid, and that they . would fight to
have eliminated that provision under
which liquor could be stored In pri
vate homes. The house was sched
uled to start a holiday recess either
tonight or tomorrow, and the remain
ing sessions were to- he devoted to
other pending legislation. Therefore
it was unlikely that the measure
could be taken up before, the middle
Of' next -week. -.'' ,
Representative Randall, of Callfor-ate,-
prohibitionist,' -wilt attempt to
bridge the gap -.between the date of
the president's proclamation and the
effective date of Wtional prohibition
next January, he announced today.
Flood of Whisky.
"The effect of the president's an
nouncement is that he will by. proc
lamation place the country on a
whisky-drinking basis," he said to
day. "When he lifts the ban it will
pour out a flood of 70,000,000 gal
lons 'of whisky now held In bond by
the war prohibition act. That act
does not relate to beer and wine
alone and the president cannot dis
criminate In his proclamation. With
a million men yet to demobilize, un-
! der no ciroumstances could his proc-
lamation be issued before Oct. 1. The
ky-drinking orgy, and surely the
president does not desire that. I will
introduce in the house an emergency
peace measure to prohibit removal
from bond or transportation in inter
state commerce any distilled spirits
for beverage purposes between the
date of the president's proclamation
and the effective dato of national
prohibition Jan. 16."
Propoae to Speculate. ,
War department officials refused to
speculate today upon the date when
It will be possible to say the army
has been demobilized. The makeup
of the army with Its drafted men, na
tional guardsmen and regulars, to
gether with volunteers for "the dur
ation of the emergency," and for
various periods, is so complicated
that It was said the question as to
when demobilization had been termi
nated probably would have to be de
cided by legal experts. It was ex
pected that the point would be ruled
on by the attorney-general's office.
Meanwhile, ewlth the enforcement
code not yet enacted, the anti-saloon
league contended that the original
act carried sufficient provisions for
Its enforcement in the Interim.
"If the liquor men violate the war
prohibition act, they do so at their
own peril," was the warning Issued
by Pr. E. C. Dinwiddle, legislative
superintendent of the league.
The league will seek to have the
enforcement code made more drastic
by the amendment of the provision
allowtag liquor to be stored in homes
was revealed today in a statement
by Wayne B. Wheeler, general coun
sel of the league.
"The proposed provision for an un
limited amount of liquor to be per
manently stored In the home Is un
wise," he declared. "Jft will turn many
homes Into speak-easifes, because the
home is exempted from the search
and seizure clause entirely, unless It
Is part of a store or boarding house.
The proposed code does not authorize
the search of a house, even if It Is
proven that liquor is sold therein.
"This provision should be changed
so as to limit the amount of 'liquor
possessed or the time of Its posses
sion." ' Prepares for War.
The department of Justice was
making preparations today, it was
learned, to prosecute all direct vio
lations of the wartime law reported
rom tomorrow until the enforcement
coae is tnaciea, unaer ine provisions
of the original act. By direct vio
lations, it was explained, was meant
the sale of spirituous and vinuous
liquors. It was understood that the
department would not be so quick to
act In cases Involving the sale of beer,
and will be satisfied to wait until the
status of brewed beverages has been
determined by the test cases that now
are before ihe courts.
NO SETTLEMENT YET
Odlfluls of tffc Chattanooga Tlow
company have not yet answered the
demands of employes for an eight
hour dny with ten hours pay. The
nirn have granted another "Xtenslon of
time in order that the Incol manage
ment run take the matter up with
hendnuartera In r?hlrairn. The nlnw
farloi-y was recently purchased by the
International Harvester company.
18 AMERICANS
KILLED BY REDS
Officer and Seven Men Se
verelyV and Seventeen
Slightly Wounded. .
gen;' graves reports
Engagement With Anti-Kol-chak
Forces Followed At
tack, Of Bolsheviki.
Washington' 1 June 80. Eighteen
American soWI-s, were killed,, one
officer and y-eB men severely
wounded ; and-i seventeen slightly
wounded In amengagement with anil
Kolchak forees' near Romanovka on
June 26. Mai.-Uen. Graves, com
manding thetAmerlcan expedition In
Siberia, triform. ii the war department
today tnat the engagement followed
an attack; by, the bolsheviki ' on rail
road guards. .- v
Apparently company 'A, of' the
Thirty. first Infantry-: was the only
unit engaged, "ISecond "Lieut. Law.
rence Donald' Butler was reported
severely wounded. '
The official cablegram consisted of
only the slnglai line "antl-Kolchak
forces attack, railroad guards at
Romanovka, Suchan branch, S a. m.,
June iS," andthen gave the follow.
Ing casualty report: ,
Killed, company A.', Thirty-first In
fantry: Sergt,! Henry t Casey, Cor
norals Thomas jp. Masoa and Herbert
Toll, Privates j Brook Lee, George
Love, James R.. Lore, Cecil T. Farson,
William v Roberts, , Albert Simpson.
Dart H. Balch Walte H. Cole.
Wesley Davis, IDave ' William Ivle,
John Montpya Lopez' Walter Edward
Roberts and Frank Schwab. .
Died of. WoufensCorpl. Louis E.
Carter, Private X0 A. Bchllchter.
Severely Wonnded Corpl. Valeyan
J. BrodnlckH, Cook Louis K. Boneau,
Privates Edgar- - Cureton, Aloysluk
LukanltRch, Roy Ray Reader. Walter
J. Reaneo and Bteward Reeves. v
Slightly Wounded Corpls,- Harold
W. Hogen end George W. Sparham;
Privates Louis t Camlnl, John P.
Gleason. William R.' Hassall, Harry
Hoffman, SJtnmei E. Lunsford, Anton
Asquistapall, Roy V, "Jones, Clinton
A. Lamb Louis C. Pettlnato, Ira F.
Schultz, Georg Strakey, Gabriel
Thingbo. Josef ITrlas, Caney Wll
banks; Medical department Private
Herbert Naylor.K' . . . . ,
REFUSAL jPF DEMANDS
Atlanta, Federation Call Inviting ' to
TkJ Draatlc Action.
1 Atlanta, Jupt t30.--A special eesslon
Of the Atlanta TFeder tlon of Trades
to , consider drastic action In behalf of
the striking wireworkers of Atlanta
was called bJC theexecutlve hoaTd this
morning a a' result of the flat refusal
of the South JSeBJ Telephone com
pany to conskler jftny- of the demands
of Its striking en ploye. .,:
A final effoM tojrfteet art agreement
between the sfrika and the telephone
nnmnanv. bv thi'"i Vrtl, cllv mivht bti
aa.vHt frmflANtA! ir-ii!. wqb1 1
tl-un of -all (nrtusti ten whl ha marte I
today wheh the executive hoard of the I
Atlanta federation of trades will con
fer with officials of the Southern Bell
Telephone company.
Sharp dlatlafactlon among the
local labor unions with the use by the
poatmaater-general of government
funds to break the telegraph and tele
phone strike Is leading Inevitably, lo
cal labor leaders believe, to a general
strike of all crafts throughout Georgia.
It Is estimated by local trades un
ionists that a quarter of a million dol
lars of government funds Is being ex
pended daily in the southeast in the
efTort of the postmaster-general to
break the telegraph and telephone
strike.
CAN SELL BEER AND WINE
Baltimore Saloons to Continue Open
Until Further Notice.
Baltimore, Md June 80. United
States District Attorney Samuel K.
Dennis, of Baltimore, ruled today that
saloons may remain open after midnight
tonight and until further notice for the
sale of 2.75 per cent., beer and light
wines. He warned, however, that the
department of Justice would prosecute
anyone who sold beverages containing
alcohol of more than the above amount
after the wartime prohibition act went
into effect at midnight.
It is believed here that under the
ruling of the Tnited States district at
torney most of the saloons in this city
will open for business tomorrow, limit
ing their sales to the prescribed bev
erages. Mr. Dennis said: "The district court
for the southern district of New York
and the circuit court of appeals for the
second circuit has decided in a case
arising in New York, that the act of
Nov. 21, 1918, does not apply to liquors
which are not In fact intoxicating, and
I am authorized by the department of
JiiRtice to say that because of this
situation and until otherwise deter
mined, the sale of beers and wines, etc.,
containing 2 8-4 per cent, of alcohol or
less, by weight, will be tolerated for
th present."
KILLS APPROPRIATION
Conferees Don't Want Dayton-Wrlaht
Field.
Washington, June 30. The senate
and house conferees on the army bill
"killed" the appropriation for the
Davton-Wrlght field, which the house
made 13.260,000 and the senate reduced
to 2,60,000. As reported by the con
ferees to both branches, the bill does
not make any provisions for the Dayton-Wright
field. The bill wns to be
finally acted on by the senate and
house today. ;
GREEKS MEET TURKS
Clash of Forces In Region of Smyrna
Results In Routing Turks.
Athens, via Ixmdon, June so. Several
clashes have taken plaof between Turk
ish and dreek troops in the region of
Smyrna, In which the former were dis
persed, it was officially announced to
day. The Turks arc reported to have
concentrated 40,000 soldiers in the vicin
ity of Smyrna. ,
On June 23 the. Greeks attacked the
enemy, pushing them bark towards
Ahmedeh. There ere subsequent en
counters. ' '
Fair. Says Billy 'Possum.
I'd like to meet
Just once, before
I go, before the
carriages roll be
hind me slow,
before I leave
this old world
below, some one
that's square. I
would love to
know for a little
while, before I
start on life's
last mile, some
body without a
deceptive smile, some one that's
square. Before I'm laid upon life's
shelf, I want to meet all by myself
some one whose thoughts are not of
herself,- some one that's square. I
want to know, before I leave this old
lair some -one who would treat me
right and fair. Oh, how I could love
some one who was square!
The weather? Fair and warmer
tonight and Tuesday.
ITALIANS
CLASHED'
Paris. June 80, (A, P.)
Serbian and Italian troops have
clashed near Dliral, acoordlng
t unofficial reports received
here today. .
EXEMPTS SALE
LIGHT WINES
Department of Juustice to Aid
by Decision in New York
Test Case.
Washington, June 80. (A. P.)
The department f Justice- is under
stood to have decided that sale Of,
light wines and beer shall not be in
terfered with under , the wartime
prohibition law. t
Instructions went forward today to
restrict attorneys t tn wet territory
that the department would abide by
the recent decision In the test case
brought In New York, and would not
prosecute dealers selling beverages
containing not more than S - per
cent of alcohol. -
Atty.-Gen. Palmer will Issue a
statement today on the department's
attitude In the enforcement ot the
law, which becomci effective at mid
night. . -
Laws for enforcement of both war
time and constitutional prohibition
were favorably reported to the house
late today by the Judiciary commit,
tee. They define as Intoxicating any
beverage containing more than one.
half of 1 per cent. Of alcqiiol. i
' Consideration of the measure Is not
to begin until after the Independence
day holidays, but prohibition leaders
expect them to go through without
unusual delay, and they say their
enactment will serve to make Illegal
the sale of light wines and I S-4 per
cent beer, at least until the presi
dent declares demobilization com
pleted. Injunction Lost. '
Newark, N. J, June SO. Judge
Warren Davis, In United States dis
trlct court this afternoon, dismissed
an application for an Injunction to
restain District Attorney Lynch from
enforcing the wartime prohibition
measure tomorrow. He held that
congress, by refusing to repeal the
measure, - decided that the exigency
for which It was created still exists.
PLAN TO KEEP PLACES
OPEN AFTER MIDNIGHT
SALES, HOWEVER, WILL
STOP AT 12 O'CLOCK.
Brewers Prepare to Make
Their Final Fight to
Save Beer. .
"' Chicago, June 80. (A. P.) Many sa
loon keepers and proprietors of restau
rants whore liquor is, sold, planned -to
keep - their places open . tonight long
aften tnldnlchl. wha wartime prohi
bition rti Into 'street They expect to
uli tattim wnttMa HniKX- Ihm
ui to nildnitrlit and allow them to re-
main as long as they desire to consume
Big Wat Celebration.
New York, June 30. Six thousand
saloonkeepers, members of the United
Liquor Dealers' association, will meet
here this afternoon to determine their
final course in meeting wartime pro
hibition. Meanwhile they plan to
"take a chance" and keep open after
midnight tonight for the sale of all
kinds of drinks, including whisky.
90 Par Cent. Will Cloae.
New Orleans. June SO. Police esti
mates today were that SO per cent, of
the 060 saloons operating in New Or
leans would b closed tomorrow and
that the other 10 per cent, would con
tinue doing business but would sell only,
low percentage beer.
Kaniaa.
Kansas City, June 30. In anticipa
tion of a brink business during the laBt
day and night before war time prohi
bition becomes effective, saloon pro
prietors here today employed extra at
tendants and many had built exten
sions to their bars. Practically all of
the tables in hotel cafes have been re
served for over two weeks and a cele
bration rescmlillng that of last new
years evo ts exported.
Most of Saloons to Cloae.
fit. Louis, June 30. Although war
time prohibition will close most sa
loons here tonight, memlx-rs of the Kt.
Louis Retail Liquor Dealers' assocla
llot. today announced their intention of
keeping a few bars open In order to
Institute a test case In the federal
courts to determine whether ferteral
otllriuls have the authority to enforce
thn provisions of the art. Celebrations
have been planned for tonight at caies,
hotels and clubs.
Philadelphia to Go Dry.
Philadelphia, June 30. Indications
today were that Philadelphia would
go dry at midnight. If the advice of
lenders of the liquor dealers' asso
ciation is heeded, saloonkeepers will
not attempt to sell even 2.75 per cent,
beer, the belief being that If saloons
remain closed for a period the result
will be good propaganda for the
"wet" cause.
There wns a great rush today to
buy bottled goods at advancing
prices. Places were Jammed with
customers and the big wholesalers
were to remain open until midnight.
Several large clubs made hurried
decisions to dispose of their stock of
liquids and auction sales for mem
bers were In progress today.
Boston, June 20. Hotels, restau
rants and saloonkeepers In Hoston
made preparations today for the
"wettest" night In their history, an
nouncing "New Year's eve" celebra
tions and special obsequies over the
passing of "King Barleycorn," while
liquor store clerks were kept busy
filling from their already depleted
stocks the last orders from ' the
thirsty ones who were making
thoughtful provision for the morrow.
Conditions Uncertain.
Wilmington, Ilel., June 30. The eve
pt wartime prohibition witnessed a
condition of uncertainty In this city,
the only place in Delaware slate
where ilquor is sold under license.
The liquor dealers' association has
The Liquor Dealers' association has
voted to close all jilanes, keeping the
stocks intact to await the possible
lifting of the ban.
Much Interest is manifested re
garding the attitude of the antisaloon
league, as under the state prohibition
law It will be unlawful to keep stores
of liquor on hand. Attempts by the
league to make seizures of liquor will
he resisted In the court by the liquor
dealers' association. ,
DE VALERA PLEADS PEACE
"President of Irish Republic" Addreaaea
Boston Crowd.
Boston, June 30. Kanion De Valera,
"president of the Irish republic," ap
pealed to the United States in an ad
dress here yesterday to frame at Wash
ington a new covenant for a league of
nations which would give Ireland a
place among thn nations of the world.
The peace treaty signed at Versailles
Saturday, he said, was a mockery and
would remain so unless America drew
up a covenant founded on "the equal
ity of right amongst nations, small no
leas than great". '
SERBIANS AND
SAID TO HAVE
FLORENCE AMONG CITIES
SUFFERING EARTH SHOCKS
Nuimbcr of l)cad Reported at 1,700 Worst
V Disaster Since 1895.,
Telegraphic Communication Interrupted Trains Has
tening With Relief to Stricken People Destruction
; in Tuscany Pisa and Venice Also Shaken, i -
Rome, June 80. The earthquake that rocked northern Italy
Sunday lias resulted in the worst disaster since 1895.' Details are;
lacking. Communication between Rome and the stricken district
has been Interrupted, but victims are reported at Dicomatio
(eighteen miles east of Florence) and Borgo San Lorenao.
The shocks were felt at Pisa, Venice and elsewhere through- A
out Italy. ' - . ; -' , ,t
It is reported therewere some victims at Borgo San Loren-so,
fifteen miles northeast of Florence, and at Dicomano, near the '
latter town. The region of Regello (twenty miles east of Flor
ence) has been isolated. A number of houses in various places
are reported destroyed. , . ,
Dispatches from Florence Sunday night reported a violent
earth shock there and in neighboring towns. The damage in
Florence was slight, however, it was announce and it was not
believed that extensive damage had resulted jn the other towns
affected. ' -.
.. 120 Dead in Ruined Village,
5 Rome, June 80. One hundred and twenty persons are esti
mated to have been killed in and near Vicchio, the' center of the
earth movement Sundayj in the Florence district, according to the
Tempo. The town of Vicchid was'reduced to a heap of ruins and
a numocr oi villages were destroyed.
Fifteen Distinct Shocks.
Florence, Italy; June 80. (By Ex
clusive Cable to the I. N. & From
II Hecolo, Milan.) A severe earth
quake rocked Florence and the sur
rounding country Sunday.
Fifteen dlstnct shocks were felt,
lasting from S o'cloctt In the morning
until 6 o'clock at night. The old
quarter of the. town has been re
duced to ruins. ',
The first estmates place the num
ber of dead at between 1,700 and
1,800. - .
Trains are bringing assistance and
relief supplies from Bologna, I'erugla
and surrounding cities.
The earthquake carried on Its work
of destruction throughout Tuscany.
At Borgo San Ixirenxo, fifteen miles
from here, a .church .collapsed, and.
went tumbling , down the side of &
mountain. , ,",
The railway station at Ruflna and
a number of houses were destroyed.
, The whole region of Mugello has
been shaken by the earthquake, but
telegraphic comunlcation hue been
Interrupted, and It is impossible to
Obtain any accurate information re
garding loss of life or property.
About one-quarter of the city of
Florence, which has a population of
more than .200,000, lives In the old
quarter .'of '.the-' town', on the,, west
bank of the rrven Arno, which Is re
ported to have seeni leveled by. the
earthqiibkV Tha i buUiiti$;. jtoel&l-,
l" Maiiy Tim Tilafoi tc Htilce
REDS LEAVING
PETROGRAD
Bolshevik Evacuation in Rapid
Progress Kronstadt
Ordered Blown Up.
Helslngfors, Haturdny, June 28.
(A. 1'.) The evacuation of Petro
grad by the bolnhevlkl Is progressing
hastily, according to recent decrees
of the bolshevik government received
here. War Minister Trotzky has
ordered that the fortress of Kron
stadt he blown up before Its surren
der and that the bridges and railway
stations In Petrograd be destroyed
before the last troops withdraw.
1,500 Priioneri Captured.
Ekaterinodar, Friday, June 0.
The army of Kuban Cossacks, operat
ing in the bend of the Don river, has
captured 4,000 bolsheviki and ten
guns.- The Don Cossacks, who also
nre advancing northward, have cap
tured 1,500 prisoners and three
armored trains.
Bolsheviks Defeat Finns.
London, June SO. HolHhevik troops
have occupied Vydllsha on the Finn
ish frontier, defeating the Finns and
capturing large numbers of them, ac
cording to a Itussian dispatch re
ceived here today. It Is said that the
bolshevik advance Is developing suc
cessfully. Cossacks Take Millerovo.
The Don Co8acks have occupied
Millerovo and broken the bolshevik
front north of Millerovo.
In their successful advance the Ku
ban Cossacks put to route four in
fantry and cavalry regiments of the
bolahevik forces.
West of Fkaterlnodar the bolshe
viki have been defeated on the Kertch
peninsula on the eastern end of the
Crimea.
ALLIED TASK NOT ENDED
Nations Must See Clauses of Treaty
Carried Out.
Paris, June 30. The task of the
allied and associated powers Is not
ended with the signing ot the treuty
with Germany, and the nations must
continue to be united in order to see
the clauses of the treaty are carried
out, i'resldent oPincare declared in
an interview in the Paris edition or
the London Daily Mall.
It will take some years for France
to regain her normal mode jf life,
and whut France needs mor . at
present is ships, tne president said,
because only an increase In ompoi
tutloiiB can bring about a decrease
In the present high prices of raw
material and the necessities of life.
In principle, he added, the allies are
agreed on this point, and the people
of Fiance hope that the other na
tions will aid thorn In restoring
their country, which suffered most
from the war.
4. 1 . f
j SIGNS BILL IN MID-OCEAN I
I K-nroutft to " the I 'lilted States I
Mutes With I'resldent Wilson I
Aboard the V. S. S. George I
I Washington, June 311. (Uy I
Wireless.) For the Hrt time In I
the history of the republic I
I laws of the I'nited States ere I
I today completed on the high I
I seas. I
At 11 o'clock this morning. I
I Prefcldent Wilson artlxcgl his sic- I
I nature to the Indian appropria- I
I tions, railway emergency and I
deficiency hills Immediate ly fol- I
) lowing the first complete life- I
boat drill. I
The ioige Washington Is pro-
ceeding today through a very I
j calm soa adhering rigidly to her I
j schedule. She Is preceded by the I
Oklahoma and tiankfd hy de- I
I stroyers. The presidential party I
is enjoying the trip to the ut- I
I most. I
Europe, were built In the middle
ages. The streets of the old quar.
ter radiate from central squares.
They, are mostly narrow and winding
and lined with rickety buildings cen
turies old, but which have continued
to serve as dwelling places for the
poorer' classes. " -.
The most famous structure tn the
old quarter is the Palazzo Plttt, an
imposing palace built in 1440, and
occupied by the king of Italy on his
visits to Florence. It contains manv
wonderful art treasures. The Santa
M.wla Del Carmine church, a Car
melite monastery, rebuilt . in-' 11 i,
after disastrous fire; the Museum
of Natural-Science, and St. Mark's
chtirch are all .located in "the 'Old
quarter. -.- ....
) Few Americans There.' V
The , famous Florence cathedral, one
of the most remarkable buildings In
Europe, and the Campanile are lo
cated on the east bank of the river.
In the newer section of Florence.
Apparently they weit not seriously -damaged
by the earthquake. "
Florence lies at the foot of the
Appanine mountains, and. Is' known
as "The City of, Flowers."
It has been the mecca of thousands
of- American tourtnts, , but '.restric
tions on travel imposed by the. War,
and the fact ,tbn jthe tourist, season
(Virtually ,end the. middle of. Jum,
nifikes tt "appear, unlikely thntf many
iAmtystK!4)v4UMh! rh . it
was rocked by earthquakes BunJav.
TURKS POLITELY
TOLD TO DEPART
Big Four Advises They Can
Gain Nothing by Staying
Longer in Paris. j
CHINESE NOT WITHDRAWN
May Yet Sign Treaty Clem
enceau in Important State.'
ment to Deputies, .
Paris, June 30. (A. P.) Thin
Turkish delegation has been sent by
the council of four a note advising
it that nothing would be gained by
its longer slay in Paris at the pres
ent time, as the questions which the
Turks have raised touch Interna
tional questions that cannot be de
elded upon speedily. The council, in
the note, advises the Turkish repre
sentatives that the Ottoman govern
ment will be informed in due course
when the time has arrived for an ex
change of ideas which will be likely
to prove profitable.
Await Pekin's Instructions.
Paris, June 30. (A. P.) In spite
of their refusal to sign the peace '
treaty Saturday the Chinese delegates
are not regarded as having with
drawn from the peace conference and
will continue to take part in the
proceedings. The delegation at pres
ent is awaiting Instructions from
Pekin.
If the Chinese government Is dis
posed to sign, it is said in conference
circles, it Is still possible for Its dele
gates so to do.
"Peace Without Weakness."
Paris, June 30. (A. P.) In pre
Kenting the text of the peace treaty
to the chamber of deputies today Pre
mier Clemenceau made a brief speech
In which he recalled the French na
tional assembly which met at Bor
deaux in 1871, and added:
"We make peace as we made war,
without weakness. Internal peace is
a necessity for external peace."
The center and right cheered the
premier, while the extreme socialist
left remained silent.
Terms for Austrians.
Paris. June 30. (A. P.) The allied
governments, as represented at the
pence conference, will hand over to
the . Austrian delegation nt St. Oer .,
main by the end of the present week,
the clauses covering the financial
and economical terms of the Austrian
peace treaty. These clauses were
among those omitted from the text of
the treaty as It was originally pre
sented to the Austrian plenipoten
tiaries. Text of Defensive Pact.
Paris, June 30. (Havas) The first
public announcement of the text of
the defensive pact between France,
Great Britain and the United States
will be made la the chamber of depu.
ties, the Echo de Paris says. The
document, according to the news
paper, contains clauses intended to
justify it before British and Amer
ican public opinion.
Bill in House of Commons.
London, June 30. Fremter Lloyd
Geoige will introduce a bill In tha
house of commons Thursday, provki.
Ing for ratification of the treaty of
peace.
After offering the bill ho will ex
plain some of its provisions and the
methods of executing the treaty.